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Release: Can Angel Last? Will Michael Keep Falling? Why Mia? See The Most Popular Baby Names of 2006
Release Date: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 22, 2006
Contact: Michael Murphy (Formerly No. 1) ADHS Public Information (602) 542-1094
Janey Pearl, ADHS Public Information (602) 364-1201
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Angel tops the list of most popular boy baby names in Arizona for the second year in a row, while Mia has unseated Emily for top spot among girls.

The Arizona Department of Health Services’ list of top Arizona baby names for 2006 is compiled from birth certificates filed with the Department’s Office of Vital Records.

Michael was the most popular boy’s name in 1976, 1986 and 1996, but fell to No. 6 in the 2006 ranking.

Mia shifted places with Emily, who was No. 1 last year. Ten years ago, the most popular girl’s name was Ashley, which fell to No. 4 this year.

Mia and Angel are relative newcomers – neither name appears in the top 20 lists of most popular Arizona baby names for 1976, 1986, or 1996.

20 MOST POPULAR NAMES AMONG ARIZONA BOYS BORN IN 2006

Total resident boys born = 48,484 (January-December 2006)

Rank Name Frequency
1 ANGEL 581
2 DANIEL 561
3 ANTHONY 543
4 JACOB 542
5 JOSE 523
6 MICHAEL 489
7 JESUS 470
8 LUIS 443
9 JOSHUA 439
10 GABRIEL 410
11 DAVID 397
12 ANDREW 390
13 CHRISTOPHER 386
14 ALEXANDER 379
15 ETHAN 379
16 MATTHEW 376
17 JONATHAN 368
18 JOSEPH 357
19 CHRISTIAN 338
20 JUAN 328


20 MOST POPULAR NAMES AMONG ARIZONA GIRLS BORN IN 2006

Total resident girls born = 46,193 (January-December 2006)

Rank Name Frequency
1 MIA 457
2 EMILY 448
3 ISABELLA 393
4 EMMA 357
5 ASHLEY 356
6 MADISON 297
7 AVA 287
8 SOPHIA 284
9 SAMANTHA 269
10 ALYSSA 263
11 ABIGAIL 261
12 ALEXIS 256
13 NATALIE 252
14 HANNAH 246
15 ELIZABETH 232
16 HAILEY 224
17 BRIANNA 223
18 ALEXA 219
19 OLIVIA 209
20 VICTORIA 200

The above reflects the data collection and data entry as of 12/15/2006.

A list of 2005 and 2004 baby names is available at http://www.azdhs.gov/news/archives2005.htm.

Most Popular Baby Names in Arizona in 1976, 1986, 1996 and 2006 [PDF 8K]

100 Most Popular Names Among Arizona Boys and Girls Born in 2006 [PDF 8K]

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